Platform Engineering - Senior DevOps Engineer

Sopra Steria Limited; Portsmouth; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defence technology firm in the UK is seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer to work on secure accounts in technology and automation. The position requires strong problem-solving skills and knowledge of Linux engineering, Kubernetes, and various DevOps tools like Terraform and Ansible. Candidates should hold an active SC clearance or be eligible for DV clearance. This role supports significant projects, and the company promotes professional development and a supportive culture.

Benefits

Referral Bonus of £1500.00

Professional development opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience with Linux engineering and automation environments.
• Knowledge of Enterprise Linux OS variants.
• Familiarity with DevOps/Automation toolsets.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop capabilities using various tooling.
• Provide technical support and mentorship.
• Drive the definition of technical requirements and designs.

Skills

Linux engineering

DevOps methodologies

Terraform

Git

Ansible

Python

Java

Kubernetes

Cloud technologies

Job description

Overview

Do you want to work in Defence and on the latest technologies? Are you keen to join a leader in their field and make a difference? Come and work on some very secure accounts. We're growing our team of Platform Engineering Senior DevOps Engineers to support a very large piece of work. You'll be responsible for all aspects of our automation capabilities and should have strong problem-solving skills with excellent time management and organisational abilities. As this role supports one of our secure accounts, you should ideally already hold active SC clearance or above and be eligible to pursue DV clearance. This is an on-site role based in Salisbury or Portsmouth.

What you'll be doing (Responsibilities)

• Designing and developing capabilities using open-source and commercial tooling for use internally and to deliver enhanced capabilities to our customers.
• Designing and developing integration enablers between multiple systems.
• Providing thought leadership and 3rd line technical support, mentoring and fault resolution to 1st/2nd line support teams.
• Identifying opportunities and driving the definition of technical requirements and designs to leverage automation.
• Defining and embedding standards and best practices and promoting a DevOps mentality.
• Analysing operational data to support decision-making.

What you'll bring (Qualifications)

• Experience working within a Linux engineering and automation environment and a working knowledge of DevOps.
• Enterprise Linux OS (RedHat, CentOS, Rocky, Oracle).
• DevOps/Automation toolsets including Terraform, Git, Packer, Ansible and Vault.
• Discipline to follow secure development and deployment best practices.
• Experience in software development using programming languages such as Python and/or Java.
• Designing, building and supporting Kubernetes clusters.
• Practical experience building capabilities in the cloud and on-premise.

Location: Salisbury or Portsmouth

Referral Bonus: £1500.00

Sopra Steria's Aerospace, Defence and Security business designs, develops and deploys digital solutions to Central Government clients. The work we do makes a real difference to the client's goal of National Security, and we operate in a unique and privileged environment. We are given time for professional development activities, and we coach and mentor our colleagues, sharing knowledge and learning from each other. We foster a culture in which employees feel valued and supported and have pride in their work for the customer, delivering outstanding rates of customer satisfaction in the UK's most complex safety- and security-critical markets.